Governor to commissioners, others: Resign if you feel short-changed

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has challenged political office holders who feel they have not benefited from his government to resign.

Lawal said this at a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Government House in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

The governor spoke following complaints from various stakeholders, including political office holders, youths and women, alleging lack of welfare under the Dauda-led administration.

Lawal said: “There are some political office holders who complain that they have not gotten anything.

“That is not true. Even among the commissioners, anyone who feels he is not getting anything should resign.”

Lawal, however, explained that his administration had focused on delivering basic infrastructure and other projects across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the long-term benefit of the people in the past three years.

According to him, available data showed that infrastructure worth more than N20 billion have been delivered to each of the 14 local government areas in the last three years.

The governor said his administration would now shift attention to party politics after three years of providing governance, infrastructure and restoring relative peace.

“For three years, we have focused on governance. Now it is time to return to politics, because its time has come,” Lawal said.

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Lawal, however, admitted that the mistake made by the government was not making public the names of those who have been awarded contracts, promising that the names would soon be made public.

Lawal listed key party stakeholders, including House of Representatives members Abdulmalik Zannah, Ahmadu Mai-Palace, Aminu Jaji, and Bello Hassan, among those who provided various empowerment items for the people and youths of Zamfara State.

The governor appealed to the stakeholders for patience with the politicians and other party faithful, assuring that the situation would soon change.

Lawal also appealed to APC loyalists to unite, saying: “From today, please, let us stop the politics of so-and-so’s houses. Let us come together as one party with the same vision.

“The talk of Dauda’s house, Matawalle’s house or Shehi’s house should stop.

“Let us unite and stay under one house, because it is Allah who has brought us together in His grace.”